Famous Places to Visit

Schloss Herberstein, perched on a steep rock amid wild countryside, has remained in the hands of the same family since 1290. Since the Herbersteins still live in the castle, a visit feels a bit like peeping through a keyhole at history. The medieva ...

Freistadt, the largest town in the Muhlviertel region, was once the last border fortress on the route leading from the alpine countries to Bohemia. Much of the medieval town wall has survived to this day, including several bastions and two impressi ...

This small town south of Innsbruck, which had long been popular as a holiday centre and winter-sports resort, was given a new face for the 1976 Winter Olympic Games when modern toboggan and bobsleigh runs were built. The nearby Patscherkofel (2,247 ...

Dovrefjell is the mountain plateau that marks the divide between the northern part of Norway and the southern part of Norway. During the year 1814, the plateau was used as a way to show the unity of the nation when the men of Eidsvoll sang th ...

Alta is a small town in the Alta Municipality in Norway, and it is located in Finnmark County. The town is an important administrative site for the area, and it is situated on the Altafjorden, right at the point where the Altaelva river begins. The ...